Making Media That Matters
Spring 2014
Week-by-Week
Making Media That Matters uses film to get to the root causes of incarceration among girls. We will ask the question: Why are girls incarcerated in Hawai‘i? Why Native Hawaiian girls are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system? What impedes their health, economic and spiritual opportunities, relationships, empowerment, and civic engagement? How can adults be allies? What are the stories we don't know or don't want to talk about?
Making Media That Matters provides a platform for girls to tell their stories and be agents of social change through film. Their stories will create a critical gender media conducive to reframing the way adults and allies think about young women and the risks they face. Together we will build a stronger society grounded in their realities. Their media projects will inform other young women and adults and those who concern themselves with the most serious "problems" and "risks" young women face. Almost all of our understanding of girls in the criminal justice system is based on research about boys. Raising anything to a "problem" is a competitive process among other would-be problems. Few researchers have studied girls, and those that have almost never included their actual voices. We want to see shifts in public dialogue and how the issue is framed and discussed and ultimately in laws and the social norms that take away their human rights and render them voiceless.
This program results from a close collaboration with other local organizations, to see who are our partnering organization, please click here.
Making Media That Matters has been made possible thanks to the incredible generosity and support of Hawaii Photo Rental, 'Ōlelo Community Media Kaimuki and Mapunapuna Centers, The Atherton Family Foundation, Hawai‘i People's Fund, the Kim Coco Iwamoto Donor Advised Fund for Social Justice , the Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, and the ARTS at Marks Garage.
MMTM | Week 1
Agenda:
Introduction
Screening
Making Media That Matters Icebreaker
“Our space/Our wall” agreement setting with Maddie
Kimmy and Maddie poetry sharing
Getting started
Roadmap
2nd icebreaker
MMTM | Week 2
Agenda:
Welcome/Check in
Talk story with our partner organizations: Pua Foundation, DVAC, Girls Court, Community Alliance on Prisons, TJ Mahoney, Opio Haku Mo’olelo
Introduction to filmmaking
MMTM | Week 3
Welcome announcements
Partner Presentation: The portrait of girls in the juvenile system by Bryan and Jamie from Opio Haku Mo’olelo
Filmmaking: Process and roles led by Gemma
Social network concepts and exercises led by Aisis
MMTM | Week 4
Presentation by Girls Court: How to strengthen resiliency
Debrief on presentation and activity led by Maddie
Camera work led by Aisis
MMTM | Week 5
Welcome: Announcements
‘Olelo camera training with Shasta and Kala
Camera fun with Aisis
Life mapping exercise with Maddie
Work in groups to set up social media presence
MMTM | Week 6
Welcome and check in
Begin where we left off with life mapping and dreams
Groups: Camera work and sound
Interview workshop with Noe Tanigawa of Hawaii Public Radio
MMTM | Week 7
Welcome and announcements: Maker Faire
Domestic Violence Action Center Presentation led by Steph
What’s in a message?
Audio work at The Creative
Work in mentor groups
MMTM | Week 8
Welcome and check in
The power of Expression presentation led by Joanne from the Pua Foundation
Group time
Work on messages and social media plan
Last week review on audio and lighting
MMTM | Week 9
Welcome and announcements
Storyboarding led by Michelle
Presentation on what works by Judge Karen Radius
Choose your words poetry exercise led by Faith
Group time: Messaging, story development, work on your assumptions
Report and share out
MMTM | Week 10
Announcements
Presentation by Lorraine from TJ Mahoney on the impact of decisions
Group time to work on interview ideas, stories, and messaging
Regroup and share
MMTM | Week 11
Welcome and announcements
Turning your message into a visual medium
Working in groups with Gemma
Intro to interview techniques
More audio work
MMTM | Week 12
Audio and video for interview setup example led by Aisis and Gemma
Mock interviews
Time to set up your own interview shot
More mock interviews
Regroup for show and tell with footage
MMTM | Week 13
RESPECT Campaign presentation by brooke from the sex abuse treatment center
camerawork with aisis and gemma
group work on project
MMTM | Week 14
Check ins
Reporting to Aisis
Reflections as a group and individual
Short review on media management and editing
Work work work on your project
Deadlines introduced
MMTM | Week 15
Crunch time
Media management
Interview questions + appointment set up
Production at HWF headquarters
MMTM | Week 16
Free write led by Maddie
Check in with Gemma
Tech session led by Aisis
Questions writing: group work
MMTM | Week 17
Welcome/check-in
Final edits
Rough cut showing!